The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2006
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2006/1542 |
| Year | 2006 |
2006 No. 1542
COUNTY COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2006
Made 13th June 2006
Laid before Parliament 15th June 2006
Coming into force 6th July 2006
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 19841, section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842, sections 117 and 374 of the Insolvency Act 19863and under section 67 (1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 19764.
In accordance with section 2(1) of the County Courts Act 1984 he has consulted the Lord Chief Justice before making the Order. In accordance with section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, sections 117(4) and 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and sections 67(1) and (2) of the Race Relations Act 1976 the Lord Chief Justice concurs in the making of this Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 6th July 2006.
Closure of Shoreditch County Court and Clerkenwell County Court
2. The Shoreditch County Court and the Clerkenwell County Court shall cease to be held.
Establishment of Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court
3. A county court shall be held at Farringdon, London EC1 and named the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court.
Divorce jurisdiction
4. For the purposes of section 33(1) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court shall be a divorce county court and a court of trial.
Transitional provisions
5. The Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court shall have jurisdiction in proceedings begun in the Shoreditch County Court and the Clerkenwell County Court before this Order comes into force.
Proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986
6. The Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court shall be excluded from having jurisdiction under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983
7. The Civil Courts Order 19835shall be amended as follows:
(1) In Schedule 3—
(a)
(a) delete the entries relating to Clerkenwell County Court;
(b)
(b) delete the entries relating to Shoreditch County Court;
(c)
(c) in the fifth column, for each entry for “Westminster”, substitute “Central London”;
(2) after the entry for “Exeter” insert—
(a)
(a) in the first column “Farringdon”;
(b)
(b) in the second column “Divorce”;
(c)
(c) in the Fifth column “Central London”.
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